A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

The family of a man who committed suicide at North Suntreso in Kumasi has denied that their late relative had funds locked up in defunct Menzgold. On Monday the relatives of the late 26-year-old woke up to find the lifeless body of Taddy Mensah hanging on a sponge at the …

A young man identified as Kofi Acquah but known to those in his area as Labista, has been murdered in cold blood by thugs allegedly hired by his teenage brother. The incident occurred at Akokoamong, a town near Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the suspect, named Owura, …

The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of the global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts …

A 33-year old disabled man is in the cells of the Sege District Police for possessing 107 wrapped substance suspected to be Indian hemp aka ‘wee’. The suspect, Jerry Sheriff, a motorbike mechanic was arrested in a targeted swoop conducted by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police George Aboagye, Commander …

The Ghana Police Service said on Wednesday it is investigating a viral video of a man brandishing a gun at one of its personnel at a registration center in the Ashanti Region. The incident, which occurred on Monday at Aboabo in the Asawase Constituency captures the man in a heated verbal exchange …

Three members of a robbery gang who attempted to rob the branch of an old generation bank in Okeho, Oyo State  were today Wednesday, July 29, were set ablaze by a mob. A statement from the spokesperson of the police command, Gbenga Fadeyi, says the robbers who rode in an …

A pickpocket jumped into the Odaw river at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to avoid being beaten by people after snatching a bag from a lady. The robber after snatching the purse passed it over to his associate who then ran off with the bag containing a mobile phone, money, and other …

Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …

Five suspects in the murder of the 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region have surrendered themselves to the Police, Starr News has gathered. It comes after the chief of the town was picked up by police over the gruesome killing. Madam Akua Denteh …

Two Fulani herdsmen at Adaklu-Alavanyo who allegedly abducted two brothers, aged 12 and 13, and later called their father, a cattle rancher, to demand a ransom of GH¢100, 000 from him, are helping the police in their investigations. They are Sambo Mohamed Sawuna, 22, and Bubey Sidor, 25. Two others, …

The Chief of Kafaba in the East Gonja municipality of the Savanna Region has been arrested by the regional police command in connection with the lynching of a 90-year-old woman a few days ago. The police told journalists that the chief is being held at Damongo, the regional capital. He …

Five persons who tied another man with a rope and tried to lynch him at Twenedaso, near Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District, have been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Adama Ali 52, Haruna Ali 52, Kofi Daniel 45, Godwin Lare 48, all farmers and Haruna …

Police in Effiduase in the Eastern Region are investigating a suicide incident involving a nine-year-old boy. The deceased, Frimpong Adjei, was found hanging on a green nylon sponge tied around the neck to a crossbar in a room of a house in Asokore, a suburb of New Juaben North at …

A security man in his 60s, Moses Buer, was on Sunday July 26, found dead at the Wabco Gas filing station by unknown assailants at Sege, Ada West District, Greater Accra Region. According to the Police, he was found lying facedown with his hands tied to his back as well …

The Imo State police command has arrested a man, Goodluck Ogbuji, 28 and his wife Benita Ogbuji, 26 for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on their eight old son for buying N100 worth of Akara (bean cake), instead of N50 in Umudagu Mbieri, Imo State. According to the Imo State police …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the Police to as a matter of urgency solve the gruesome murder of Madam Akua Denteh, a frail 90-year-old woman, accused of practising witchcraft. He emphasized the urgent need for the Police to immediately bring to book perpetrators of the heinous act to ensure that …

Emerging videos available show Assistant Headmaster of Ejisu Secondary -Technical School who detained two students overnight in his office may have been abusing students prior to the latest incident. Kofi Appiah had, on July 21, admitted to locking the students up for allegedly stealing an electric stabilizer. One of the …

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested the father of a four-year-old boy, for allegedly causing deep razor cuts on the boy’s right arm. Anthony Adjei, a resident of Weija was arrested by the Domestic Violence and Victim’s Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for causing harm to …

  COVID-19 survivor, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has revealed the cost of his private treatment. According to him, he spent about GH₵200,000.00 for his treatment at home. “People should be thankful to government for paying the cost of treatment. Mine cost GH₵200,000 so imagine if I were a poor man; I …

The Assin North District Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old Adepa Vida for allegedly dumping her two-day-old baby in a bush at Assin Praso in Assin North District in the Central Region. The heartless suspect took the action not long after delivery. The baby was found by a farmer. The …

Gladys Awuni, a 16-year-old final year student of the Nyihahin Catholic Senior High School (SHS) in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti region, met her gruesome and untimely death when she was crushed by two motor riders. On February 20, this year, the suspects-Wahab Awudu 35 and Kwaku Owusu …

A 19-year-old man fatally shot himself to death when he used the butt of his rifle to hit a neighbour he had wounded earlier at Zaare in the Bolgatanga District of the Upper East Region. The deceased, who is yet to be identified, according to sources, had shot a neighbour …

The West African Examination Council has released the names of some suspects behind the leakage of  WASSCE questions. The individuals, 8 males, and 2 females have confessed to the crime and are in custody assisting in investigations. Their modus of Operandi is to create fake websites under the guise of …

The lives of thousands of persons living with HIV/AIDs hang in a balance as antiretroviral drugs in Ghana are fast depleting. While some patients are receiving less than half of their needed dozes, others have been virtually travelling from health facility to health facility unable to access these essential program …

A final year male student of Saviour Senior High School in Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region is in Police custody for assaulting a security man in the school. The student was arrested on Saturday evening few minutes after the incident and has since been in Police cells at …

A lady has outlined the health benefits of drinking sperms. Says she drinks it to fight COVID-19. A lady from VICE media has explained the reason why she takes sperms. She stated that she takes it to protect her skin and also helps fight against the COVID-19. She said her journey …

Some three commercial motorbike riders in Kasoa in the Central Region assisted by a police officer last Wednesday arrested and handed over two fake policemen who had mounted a roadblock on the Akweley Road and were acting as police officers solely to extort money from road users The suspects Bismark …

The Bolgatanga Technical University in the Upper East Region has appealed to the government to address the infrastructure deficit of the institution to enable it to admit more students and improve upon the quality of academic work. Professor Francis Abantanga, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University said …

About 10 unidentified armed men at about 0745 hours on Friday attacked a gold dealer at James Town, located at the outskirt of Dompim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Munincipality and in the process shot and killed a rubber tapper. The deceased whose name was only given as Antobam is about 40 …